| Platoon 
				(1986), 
				Director: Oliver Stone, rated R for language, 
				realistic war violence 
				The first 
				casualty of war is innocence. 
				
		  Starring: Tom 
				Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Forest 
				Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, 
Reggie Johnson 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
				"Somebody once wrote: "Hell 
				is the impossibility of reason." That's what this place feels 
				like
				Hell." - Chris Taylor 
				Why watch this? 
				This is the apogee of Vietnam films. It's gut-wrenching. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Vietnam in 1967 sees a young American, Chris Taylor, leave a 
				privileged life to volunteer for infantry combat. Thrust into 
				the heart of the jungle, he quickly confronts the brutal reality 
				of warfare and the disillusionment that follows. As the conflict 
				intensifies, Taylor finds himself caught between two conflicting 
				ideologies represented by his sergeants, one embodying 
				ruthlessness and the other compassion. Dad's Preview: 
				This is Chris Taylor's journey through war in Vietnam. He leaves 
				college and enlists in the 
				infantry (most infantry soldiers were not in college). His platoon becomes embroiled in an internal 
				civil struggle between the brutal Sgt. Barnes and compassionate Sgt. Elias. Tom Berenger's 
				portrayal of Barnes is one of the most powerful I have ever scene on 
				film. The war scenes are intense, harrowing, and almost too real. One 
				can easily see 
				how experiencing that war would seriously damage the men who came home. 
				 Hemdale Film 
				Corporation; Orion Pictures
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